Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentine congress grants final approval to landmark abortion bill
By Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion when the Senate voted by 38 in favor to 29 against with one abst...
Dec 30, 2020
Czech Republic reports record 16,329 daily COVID-19 cases – ministry
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported a record high 16,329 daily cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The central European country of 10.7 million has been one...
Dec 30, 2020
UK house prices rise by most in six years: Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose faster than expected in December to record their biggest annual increase in six years, as tax incentives and COVID-driven appetite for larger homes continu...
Dec 30, 2020
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major wi...
Dec 30, 2020
Taiwan reports first case of new coronavirus variant found in Britain
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported on Wednesday its first case of a new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain, in a person who returned to the island on Sunday and whose infection had previously b...
Dec 30, 2020
China-U.S. ties hold up property deal with Hong Kong consulate, Hang Lung says
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties said it was unable to complete the purchase of a property owned by the U.S. consulate as scheduled on Wednesday because it involved forei...
Dec 30, 2020
Taiwan to get 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, half from AstraZeneca
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has agreed to buy almost 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million from AstraZeneca Plc, the government said on Wednesday. The vaccines will arrive by March ...
Dec 30, 2020
Indonesia says agreements signed for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has signed an agreement with two drugmakers AstraZeneca and Novavax, for 100 million doses of vaccines, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. "We've secured s...
Dec 30, 2020
Norway extends flight ban from Britain to Jan. 2 over coronavirus variant
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended until 1600 GMT on Jan. 2 because of ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of the coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasuries market took investors on a bumpy ride in 2020, with yields plunging to historic lows in the early part of the year be...
Dec 30, 2020
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